Fellow vs GovClerk Minutes

Fellow is an AI meeting assistant that records and transcribes meetings, then creates a Meeting Recap with summaries, decisions and action items. It captures meetings through a bot, or its desktop and mobile apps can record audio directly without a bot joining. Supported settings include Google Meet, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Slack Huddles and in-person meetings. Ask Fellow searches transcripts, summaries and notes from past meetings to answer questions or surface decisions and tasks. The service lists transcription in 99 languages, while its AI Note Taker description specifies 93. It is available on Android, iOS, macOS, Windows and web, plus an extension and API. The Free plan includes five AI notes and five AI recordings per user for life, with a maximum of five seats. Paid plans start at $7/user/mo billed annually; a 14-day trial is listed, and the workspace moves to Free when the trial ends. Meeting data is not used to train Fellow or third-party AI models, including on Free.

GovClerk Minutes turns meeting recordings into structured draft minutes, motions, votes and action items for review and adoption. Users can record inside the service or upload audio and video, then receive a searchable transcript with speaker attribution. The recording, transcript, draft, approvals and final minutes remain together through review. A timestamped audit trail records edits, approvals and publication, including timestamp verification and access trails. Templates can match organization type and jurisdiction, while decision and resolution archiving, named approvers and policy-based retention support records handling. Word and PDF export are included in plans, and the free plan allows both downloads. The service supports six languages, bilingual minutes and automatic language detection. Its homepage states that transcripts and minutes documents use AES-256-GCM encryption; the privacy policy describes AWS storage, encryption in transit and at rest, Clerk access controls and regular security assessments. Plans cover Android, iOS and web. Free access is available; Essential is $49.17/mo billed annually.